Preliminary Budget, Levy Approved
The City Council has approved a preliminary property tax levy increase of 6.4 percent for 2018. The 6.4 percent increase to the levy is now the maximum amount the City Council can raise the 2018 tax levy. Once the preliminary levy is adopted it can be lowered, but not increased. The new levy is an increase of $1,243,040 compared to the 2017, but due to a shift in the tax base the portion of the increase realized by homeowners will be less than previous years. Read more